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State of Kansas Fiscal Year 2022

1. Name of Service Program: Four-Year-Old At-Risk

2. Description of the Major Program Benefits, Services, and Activities:

This program is available for families who meet one of the following criteria: ▪ The custodial parent is unmarried ▪ At least one parent was a teen when the child was born ▪ The child was referred by DCF, Prevention and Protection Services (PPS) ▪ At least one parent lacks a high school diploma or GED ▪ The child is developmentally or academically delayed, based on validated assessment ▪ The child has limited English proficiency

3. Purpose(s) of Benefit or Service Program: This program provides early childhood education programs for four-year-old, at-risk children. The objectives of this program are to help preschool children acquire the tools necessary to successfully transition to kindergarten, increase parent participation during the elementary years, reduce the number of at-risk children retained in grade during their primary school years and reduce the number of at-risk children who are referred for special education evaluations. Income of eligible families falls below 130% of the Federal Poverty Level. 4. Program Type: This program is operated separate from the TANF program and serves TANF purpose 1

5. Total State Expenditures for the Program for the Fiscal Year: $35,546,360

6. Total State MOE Expenditures under the Program for the Fiscal Year: $21,683,280

7. Total Number of Families serviced with MOE Funds: 5,803